Edible roll



Sept. 3, 1929. F. E. BURDICK 1,726,946

EDIBLE ROLL Original Filed July 5, 1925 Zip/@7710:

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Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK E. BUBDICK, 01' NEW LONDON, GON'HECTIOUT.

EDIBLE ROLL.

Original application illed July 3, 1925, Serial No. 41,872. Divided and this application flied June 15, 1927.

Serial No. 188,889. V

This invention relates to an edible roll, particularly a roll for receiving Frankfurters to make sandwiches po ularly known as hot dogs. The application is a division of my prior application, Serial No. 41,272, filed July The usual practice in serving hot dogs is to cut an oblong roll along its longitudinal y axis, insert the hot Frankfurter between the halves with mustard or other condiment, press the halves onto the Frankfurter, and serve the combination to a customer. The Frankfurter is usually so large relative to the roll that the two halves of the roll do not 1 come together nicely, the sandwich is not neat, it is difiicult to handle, and it is, generally speakin rather messy. The present invention has en devised with the idea of enabling a roll or sandwich of this kind to be made in 2 a neat compact manner.

The general object of the invention is to provide an improved roll for receiving Frankfurters.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the specification and drawings. An embodiment ofthe invention is shown in the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ima Frankfurter.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the roll after a Frankfurter has been placed in it and the halves have been closed together to form a sandwich.

The process of making the roll and one form of apparatus for carrying out the steps of the process have been described in detail in my co-pending application and will be only briefly referred to here. Instead of using an ordinary oblong roll and cutting it in half, a special roll is made which is particularly adapted to receive a Frankfurter. The roll is baked in two halves or sections which are substantially crescent-shaped, as illustrated in Fig. 1 with the longitudinal edges of two sections joined together by a weakened portion. Many of these crescent-shaped pieces are baked at the same time, but each unit comprises two of the crescent shaped pieces joined together along their longitudinal edges by a weakened portion. One of the crescent shaped pieces may be easily folded over on the other as illustrated in Fig. 2 so as to enclose a Frankfurter between them.

Referring more specifically to the drawings,

proved roll opened up in condition to receive the roll comprises a crescent-shaped portion 1 omed to a similar crescent-shaped portion 2 by a weakened portion 3 connecting the two ad acent longitudinal edges of said crescentshaped portions. The interior 4 of the por-' tion 1 and the Interior 5 of the portion 2 const1tutes semi-circular troughs of the proper dimenslons to receive a Frankfurter. Butter, mustard, or any other similar substance may be easily spread on one or both of the interiors 4 and 5 after which a Frankfurter is laid 1n one portion and the other' portion is folded over the Frankfurter to enclose it tightly as shown in Fig. 2.

Inasmuch as the roll is shaped to fit the Frankfurter 1t is not necessary to squeeze or d stort 1t out of shape. Instead, the roll fits neatly around the Frankfurter and it keeps the butter or mustard well enclosed so that a neat compact sandwich is provided which can be easily handled and conveniently eaten without losing portions of it and without havlng the butter and mustard push out of the sides as is often the case with the ordinary hot dog sandwich. An added advantage of this form of roll 1s that it is always in shape to be used without cutting and since it is baked on all sides 1t will not dry out quickly as would be the case if an ordinary oblong roll was cut up into halves prior to the time the sandwich was made. These improved rolls may be stacked on one another within a small space so that a great many of them can be put in a small package. This is particularly important because sandwiches of this type are usually served from cramped quarters where space is valuable, or are taken on picnics where the less space occupied by articles of this kind, the better. The rolls have been found particularly useful in camps where food must be served hurriedly and where the facilities for carrying food are meager.

It is to be understood that the form shown is for purpose of illustration and that variations may be made in it without departing from the-spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A sandwich roll for receiving sausages comprising two semi-tubular portions made of edible material and joined together along their adj acentedges on one side by a weakened portion of edible material, the other side edges being separated, the interiors of said semitubular portions being shaped to receive a sausage so that when a sausage is laced in one portion the other portion may e folded over it to enclose the sausage without distort- 6 ing the walls of the semi-tubular portions.

- 2. A tubular sandwich roll for receiving sausages comprising two elongated portions made of edible material, said portions being substantially crescent shaped in cross section with their concave surfaces facing one another and being oined together along their longitudmal edges on one s ide by a thin portion of edible material which holds the portions together but permits the opposite longitudinal edges to be spread apart to allow a sausage to e readily inserted between the two portions of the roll.

FREDERICK EUGENE BURDICK. 

